Characteristics |
Preeclampsia
Cases (n = 18) |
Normotensive
Controls (n = 18) |
P-values |
Age, years* |
32.6 (1.8) |
30.0 (1.4) |
0.26 |
< 35 years |
10 (55.6) |
12 (66.7) |
0.49 |
≥ 35 years |
8 (44.4) |
6 (33.3) |
|
White |
11 (61.1) |
12 (66.7) |
0.71 |
GA at delivery, weeks* |
35.8 (4.2) |
38.9 (1.3) |
<0.01 |
< 37 weeks |
9 (50.0) |
1 (5.6) |
<0.01 |
Mode of Delivery |
|
|
|
Vaginal |
8 (44.4) |
11 (61.1) |
0.31 |
Cesarean |
10 (55.6) |
7 (38.9) |
|
Labor |
12 (66.7) |
13 (72.2) |
0.71 |
Nulliparous |
13 (72.2) |
10 (55.6) |
0.30 |
Married |
14 (77.8) |
15 (83.3) |
0.18 |
Pre-pregnancy BMI, kg/m2* |
27.0 (1.7) |
25.3 (1.5) |
0.46 |
Infant birth weight, kg* |
2.6 (0.3) |
3.3 (0.1) |
<0.01 |
Low birth weight (< 2.5 kg) |
8 (44.4) |
1 (5.6) |
<0.01 |
*Mean (SD), otherwise Number (%)
Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index; GA: Gestational Age; kg: Kilogram |